Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I think FOR UPDATE looks more correct at the end because it
> controls the visibility of the returned result, while LIMIT and the
> other previous clauses control the result. FOR UPDATE clearly has a
> different effect than LIMIT, GROUP BY, WHERE, and the other previous
> clauses, so it makes more sense to me to have it at the end.
In the current implementation, FOR UPDATE acts after LIMIT does, so
putting it last would make sense --- SQL's optional clauses for SELECT
generally act left-to-right.
regards, tom lane
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